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eastmen said:
I expect MS to talk about wp8 later thsi week when they release win 8 consumer preview. But then we wont hear anything until they do a confrence for windows 8 later this year, at that point the mother load of info will come out
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i doubt they will talk about Apollo. Especially since it really depends on Windows 8's development timeline.
 
Windu said:
i doubt they will talk about Apollo. Especially since it really depends on Windows 8's development timeline.
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I dunno , it seems like the nokia phones are all thats happening with wp7 right now , they might as well do something to create some hype. I bet we will get a time frame on win 8 and wp8 this week.
 
Did anyone else miss this in that link?

"Taking advantage of the expanded hardware support, the new Nokia Lumia 610 (above) is Nokia’s fourth and most affordable Lumia smartphone. ZTE has also unveiled their second Windows Phone, the ZTE Orbit (below), which will be available in the second quarter of 2012."

Also, what happened with the LG Fantasy? :S
 
The Skype app is a perfect example how the Metro Design should be used, IMO. Looks MUCH better than any other Skype app, it's clean and fast, it doesn't overuse the color contrasts like many other apps do, and it has enough of its own character while still looking distinctly Metro.
 
Milchjon said:
The Skype app is a perfect example how the Metro Design should be used, IMO. Looks MUCH better than any other Skype app, it's clean and fast, it doesn't overuse the color contrasts like many other apps do, and it has enough of its own character while still looking distinctly Metro.
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And it appears to be US only :(
 
catmincer said:
And it appears to be US only :(
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Nope, if you click on the page from your desktop browser it say something about not being available on your region, but if you use your phone to open it it goes straight to the marketplace. I am in Mexico and had to downloaded from my phone
 
catmincer said:
Did anyone else miss this in that link?

"Taking advantage of the expanded hardware support, the new Nokia Lumia 610 (above) is Nokia’s fourth and most affordable Lumia smartphone. ZTE has also unveiled their second Windows Phone, the ZTE Orbit (below), which will be available in the second quarter of 2012."

Also, what happened with the LG Fantasy? :S
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LG says no Windows Phone devices at MWC | The Verge
:(

What's this I hear that Microsoft is only certifying certain WP devices to work with Skype?

Also can't believe Nokia put their best camera on a freaking belle phone and they still haven't released a WP with a keyboard. Not one WP with a keyboard this generation, not to mention the extra manufacture add-ons I was hoping for, like a notification led.
 
While I thought the Lumia 610 would be cheaper, I also thought it would be lower specced.

Lumia 610

It can still run nearly all the apps, 3.7" WVGA, 5 MP, 8 GB and there's of course also value in Nokia's software.

If there are offers for let's say 150 Euros, it'll be a pretty good deal.
 
New supported regions:

Joe Belfiore has just announced via the Windows Phone Developer Blog that the Windows Phone Marketplace is being enabled in 23 new regions. This won't be effective immediately, but in the coming months the Marketplace will be available to publishers and consumers in the following regions:

  • Bahrain
  • Bulgaria
  • China
  • Costa Rica
  • Croatia
  • Estonia
  • Iceland
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Kazakhstan
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Thailand
  • Turkey
  • UAE
  • Ukraine
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam

This is part of a bigger move by Microsoft to get Windows Phone into "high growth" markets, and is accompanied by the official announcement of the low-cost Nokia Lumia 610 device.

He also goes on to say how much this actually effects publishers:

In terms of actual potential app customers, the addition of new price points and customers in China and the other new markets represents a near 60% increase in the total addressable market for Windows Phone. I told you it was a big step!​
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Greyface said:
LG says no Windows Phone devices at MWC | The Verge
:(

What's this I hear that Microsoft is only certifying certain WP devices to work with Skype?

Also can't believe Nokia put their best camera on a freaking belle phone and they still haven't released a WP with a keyboard. Not one WP with a keyboard this generation, not to mention the extra manufacture add-ons I was hoping for, like a notification led.
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Apollo allows Nokia to go wild, as far as the camera goes. They can add their own camera app and set it as default.

And that's what will happen with Apollo:
Nokia has confirmed that it will be bringing its Pureview technology to its Windows phone devices in the near future.

The Pureview technology was unveiled on the 41MP-toting Nokia 808 Pureview at MWC 2012, and almost immediately the Finnish firm confirmed it was looking to putting the advanced cameraphone technology on its future devices.

Considering the 808 was launched as 'confirming our significant short term investments in Symbian' by Jo Harlow, executive VP of smart devices for Nokia, it's pretty clear Windows Phone is getting the Pureview technology in the near future.
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Skype app looks nice, but it runs a bit choppy for me.
I hope they implement features for the contact list like view online only, etc.
And a Live Tile would be sweet for sure.
 
derFeef said:
Skype app looks nice, but it runs a bit choppy for me.
I hope they implement features for the contact list like view online only, etc.
And a Live Tile would be sweet for sure.
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It's possible to view the "online" list, just tap on "contacts" in your contact list.
 
Well, seems like early assumptions were right. Nokia apparently worked on PureView for 5 years, I guess that explains why it's not on WP7 yet.
 
Complex Shadow said:
MS reslly needs to stop with carriar updates.
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I wasn't unhappy with Android when I made the switch to Windows Phone. Besides the beautiful UI, the other big draw for me was that MS would "control" the update process, much like Apple does. I hated the fact that I cold buy an awesome phone then watch for months as a new software upgrade with tons of functionality was never delivered to it. Which is what is happening with ICS, and no, having to root my phone, void my warranty and try to root and install the update myself is not a good option

Now I'm stuck with a disappearing keyboard and an SSL vulnerability and no one can tell me why at&t would block an update that they don't have to distribute in the first place.

Meanwhile, Apple has delivered various software upgrades to its new and old phones, at will and without carrier interference across the globe. Its an embarrassment to both MS and Google that this is happening, and another reason why iPhone is so popular and should clearly be considered best in class as a platform. I hate ios as much as anyone else, but I'm betting apple will close the gap on missing features and refresh the stale interface before Google and MS will ever be allowed to distribute updates at will.

The keyboard disappeared twice while writing this post.
 
Keyboard bug is annoying as fucking all hell. It happens DAILY, and the fact that I can't get a fix is just mind blowing since there is a fix available.
 
I don't hate ios. Infact I like it the most atm. And the update process is one of the reasons. The only reason I don't want an iphone is because its so boring. Its the same thing year after year. I couldn't care less about apps and wigets.
 
brotkasten said:
New supported regions:
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VanMardigan said:
I wasn't unhappy with Android when I made the switch to Windows Phone. Besides the beautiful UI, the other big draw for me was that MS would "control" the update process, much like Apple does. I hated the fact that I cold buy an awesome phone then watch for months as a new software upgrade with tons of functionality was never delivered to it. Which is what is happening with ICS, and no, having to root my phone, void my warranty and try to root and install the update myself is not a good option

Now I'm stuck with a disappearing keyboard and an SSL vulnerability and no one can tell me why at&t would block an update that they don't have to distribute in the first place.

Meanwhile, Apple has delivered various software upgrades to its new and old phones, at will and without carrier interference across the globe. Its an embarrassment to both MS and Google that this is happening, and another reason why iPhone is so popular and should clearly be considered best in class as a platform. I hate ios as much as anyone else, but I'm betting apple will close the gap on missing features and refresh the stale interface before Google and MS will ever be allowed to distribute updates at will.

The keyboard disappeared twice while writing this post.
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It's a really shitty situation and a huge blow to the platform. The fact that Microsoft denies every other statement doesn't help.

With Tango coming out in April, which supposedly includes the SMS bug fix, there's little excuse not to distribute this update. It's an annoyance for the customers and carrier support.

All that said, you don't have to wait for any carrier approval and can install the latest 8107 update manually, without rooting your phone and voiding your warranty.

http://www.mobiletechworld.com/2012...l-out-started-get-it-now-and-update-manually/
 
maeh2k said:
While I thought the Lumia 610 would be cheaper, I also thought it would be lower specced.

Lumia 610

It can still run nearly all the apps, 3.7" WVGA, 5 MP, 8 GB and there's of course also value in Nokia's software.

If there are offers for let's say 150 Euros, it'll be a pretty good deal.
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Even €150 is too much for the 610 considering £150 gets you a 710 here.
 
brotkasten said:
Don't ignore my post and update your phone already.
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Dude, I went there and I have to do two updates cause I'm two versions behind and you can't upgrade straight from my current build. Plus I'm lazy. Plus, if I upgrade, who is going to do the multi-paragraph carrier whining post? Who?
 
VanMardigan said:
I want the Windows Phone interface with Android hardware and ios games and update process. Is that too much to ask?
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One can only dream.

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Wait for NoDo?
Wait for Mango?
Wait for Nokia?
Wait for Apollo?
Eventually...wait for WP8...

MS needs to stop just riding things and make some big moves.
 
I haven't used the skype app much yet but according to the verge it does not support background processes and notifications.... makes this kind useless right now imo.
 
VanMardigan said:
I want the Windows Phone interface with Android hardware and ios games and update process. Is that too much to ask?
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Looks like the first two will be coming with WP8.

I pray we get the update process of iOS with WP8 as well. It makes no sense that the carriers are controlling the update process like this.
 
jagowar said:
I haven't used the skype app much yet but according to the verge it does not support background processes and notifications.... makes this kind useless right now imo.
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I use group chats a lot on skype, so it's not useless at all for me. I just have to check every half hour or so.

I agree it's not ideal, but it should get an update.
 
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